Comparison of four particulate substances as wildlife feeding repellents

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 439-447

  Belant, Jerrold L ^a   Ickes, Sheri K ^a   Tyson, L A ^a   Seamans, T W ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Branta canadensis; Brown headed cowbird; Canada goose; Dolomitic lime; Molothrus ater; Nutra lite; Odocoileus virginianus; Particulate; Repellent; White quartz sand; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

FEEDING REPELLENT; REPELLENT; WILDLIFE;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CERVIDAE; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030762195     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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